Antonyms for sterileness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl

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Definition of sterileness

Origin :

• early 15c., "barren" (implied in sterility), from Middle French stérile "not producing fruit," from Latin sterilis "barren, unproductive," from PIE *ster- "sterile, barren" originally "stiff, rigid" (cf. Greek steresthai "be deprived of," steira "sterile," stereos "firm, solid, stiff, hard;" Sanskrit starih "a barren cow;" Old Church Slavonic sterica "a barren cow;" Gothic stairo "barren;" Old Norse stirtla "a barren cow"). See torpor. Originally in English with reference to soil; of females, from 1530s. The sense of "sterilized" is first recorded 1877.

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Synonyms for sterileness